Mathematics Department

AWM Chapter at Union

Association for Women in Mathematics

Weekly meetings of the Union chapter of AWM will be conducted in the Math Common Room, Bailey 204. All are welcome! Fall 2025 Meeting times TBA. Check the weekly Newsletter for updated information!

Professors Ellen Gasparovic and Fanhui Xu serve as the faculty sponsors of the organization.

The AWM has hosted many events, including dinners with professors in the math department, a math major meet and greet, a STEP program with local middle and high school students, a dinner/discussion/viewing of the movie Hidden Figures, and more!

The officers for the 2025-2026 school year include: TBA



Past Events:

Officers of the 2024-2025 Academic Year

President: Audrey Benson, Co-President: Francesca Morone, Secretary: Molly Frey, Treasurer: Isobel Petersen, Social Media Chair: Grace Newcombe

Association for Women in Mathematics Holding an Essay Contest


To increase awareness of women’s ongoing contributions to the
mathematical sciences, the organizations the Association for Women in Mathematics and Math for America co-sponsor a nationwide essay contest. Contestants interview a woman or an individual from an underrepresented gender identity in the mathematics community in a mathematical career about their life and work, and then they write and submit a biographical essay based on their interview.

Programs in Mathematics.

More details about the Association are here: https://awm-math.org